Video: Flight director updates status of comet lander

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Rosetta flight director Andrea Accomazzo says an unexpected glitch during the power-up of the Philae comet lander should not affect plans to release the probe Wednesday for a daring descent and touchdown on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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